Title: Monopoly vs MastermindAuthor:clair_de_luneCharacters: Michael, AbruzziGenre: GenRating: GWord count: ~ 285Disclaimer: Not mine. Just borrowing them for a while.Prompt by alohomoraa: Mastermind vs monopolySummary: All things considered, it’s kind of the game between the two of them.Notes: Many thanks to torigates for her help with the translation. (Original version)

All things considered, it’s kind of the game between the two of them.

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Prison is like a board game to John. His own very peculiar Monopoly. Some cons are nothing more than his pawns whereas others are properties. Some guards are houses, Bellick a hotel, Falzone stands for the dice – one bad roll and... phew!

But until now he was playing with an incomplete game. An essential card was missing.

The guards’ break room... the guards’ break room is now his Boardwalk. Thanks to Westmoreland, he will pass GO and collect two hundred.

And last but not least, Michael is his Get Out of Jail free card – but this one is not always easy to play.

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Prison is a two player game for Michael: him against everything else – and sometimes even against Lincoln who was somewhat reserved in the beginning. He prepares the ground, moves his pawns, doesn’t act before he’s carefully thought of everything – as much thinking as he can afford, anyway because he doesn’t have a lot of time. Time comes in short supply here. Just as the numbers of combinations that he can try.

Prison is his own very peculiar Mastermind, and he has to find the right colors combination as soon as possible. He doesn’t have the luxury to complete the whole grid.

White pawn for Sara, red for his adversaries, yellow for the intruders, green for his allies, blue for Linc.

And John and his numerous connections are his last black pawn. He needs to be very careful of the moment he will place it.

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All things equal, it’s kind of a strategy game. They just don’t have the same goal, but sometimes their tactics temporarily collide.

powerful, necessary and dangerousExactly. It's been a long time since I last played Mastermind, but if I remember correctly, the black pawn validate the right combination. I found that fitting for Abruzzi, who can provide access to a lot of things, including ultimately a mean of escape.

I don't write Abruzzi fics often, mostly because he scares me *g* so I'm really glad that this one worked and you liked it. Thank you for commenting.